122 rescued from drifting ice floe on Minnesota’s Red Lake. Updated December 30, 2023. 3 min (iStock) By Frances Vinall. ... The 122 people, who were fishing at Upper Red Lake, ...

According to Minnesota DNR, Red Lake is the largest inland lake in Minnesota, measuring about 451 square miles. It is divided into two parts, Upper Red Lake and Lower Red Lake.

According to the Minnesota DNR, Upper Red Lake has become immensely popular and productive since reopening in 2006. Fishing pressure is measured in increments of one angler fishing one hour.

Minnesota rescuers save 122 fishermen from an ice floe that detached from Upper Red Lake: Four fell into the freezing water trying to CANOE to land but were dragged to safety ...

UPPER RED LAKE, MINN. – This lake has a fish-producing reputation to uphold on opening day, and it didn't disappoint Saturday, as thousands of anglers from Minnesota and beyond reaped its ...

More than 120 fishermen were rescued after they became stranded on an ice floe that broke loose on Minnesota's Upper Red Lake on Friday evening, officials said. About 30 feet separated the ice ...

Upper Red Lake is a popular destination for early-season ice fishing, but going there does come with added risk. “It’s actually the largest inland lake in Minnesota by a surface area, but it ...

A small plane landed on Upper Red Lake in Minnesota on Tuesday morning, causing it to break through thin ice before its occupants were rescued by people who were nearby fishing. The crash landing ...

Just before 5pm on Friday, authorities received a call alerting them to a group of people stuck on an ice floe in Minnesota’s Upper Red Lake. Initial reports indicated no one had fallen through ...

About 60,000 acres of the Upper Red Lake basin are managed by the Red Lake Nation, according to Minnesota’s Department of Natural Resources; the state manages about 48,000 acres on the eastern side.

One hundred and twenty two people who were stranded on a broken ice sheet in Minnesota’s Upper Red Lake have been rescued, according to local authorities.